I think the title says it all. I've been experimenting with the base system and really like its flexibility. I've gotten spoiled by the GUI in 8.5 full.

Do I edit something in etc/slim.conf ?

Thank you,
Dave

Dave:
There might be easier ways to do this, but here's my solution.

In .xinitrc, under icewm) or fluxbox) or whichever one you are using:

xsetroot ~/Wallpaper/Cobalt_1280.png

Obviously fill in whatever file name you want as wallpaper.
I have this line before the line that says exec flubox (or icewm; or dwm) session

I hope this helps.

Pedro

Thanks Pedro. I have the feeling that I'm doing something incorrectly since I have no joy.

#xset m 10 2
xmodmap -e 'pointer = 1 2 3 4 5'

# The following line gets changed by antiX-init.sh with the desktop= cheatcode
XINITRC_DEFAULT="startfluxbox"

case $1 in
icewm)
exec icewm-session
;;

lxde)
exec startlxde
;;

xfce)
exec startxfce4
;;

dwm)
exec dwm
;;

wmii)
exec wmii
;;

fvwm-crystal)
exec fvwm-crystal
;;

kde)
exec startkde
;;

gnome)
exec gnome-session
;;

openbox)
exec openbox-session
;;

fluxbox)
xsetroot ~/Wallpaper/Earth.jpg

exec startfluxbox
;;

Rox-fluxbox)
rox --pinboard=antiX
exec startfluxbox
;;

Rox-icewm)
rox --pinboard=antiX
exec icewm-session
;;

*)
exec $XINITRC_DEFAULT
;;
esac

Should it look like this? I'm using Fluxbox.

Dave

Yes, it looks about right. Might want to delete the blank line between the jpg and the exec. Also, if that still does not work, then instead of ~ type the full path:
/home/dave/Wallpaper.... or whatever your home structure is like.

Hope it works for you.
Pedro

P.S. I just checked and I have the full path spelled out, no ~ .

Thanks Pedro. Still no luck. I've got to call it a night. I'll revisit this tomorrow.

Dave

one idea is to replace the /usr/share/slim/themes/antiX/background.jpg with your image, give it the same name.

Dave:
I'm sorry that I gave you incorrect information. xsetroot will only work with bmp files.
Have you tried using feh to set the background?

Pedro

Thanks guys! You both have given me something to work with. I'll post back when/if I figure this out.
Dave

Pedro's suggestion will only change the desktop background. To change slim you will need to change/edit/create a theme. The themes are in the path ice-m mentioned.

If you just edit a theme there is no problem but if you want to switch or add one you will need to edit /etc/slim.conf.

If you want the antiXcc or to use part of it, you can download the tarballs from mepisimo:


========= SCRAPER REMOVED AN EMBEDDED LINK HERE ===========
url was:"http://www.mepisimo.com/antix/Tarballs/"
linktext was:"http://www.mepisimo.com/antix/Tarballs/"
====================================


You will need:

antiXcc.tar
gTangish.tar

The gTangish tar should be unpacked into /usr/share/icons and there should be instructions in the antiXcc tarball where to place the files (mainly /usr/local/bin)

To get it to work, gtkdialog and zenity need to be installed.

Thanks anti. I think you read my mind about the antiXcc.


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Dave